Everything is Copy (2015) [Documentary]

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Robert Gottlieb talks about a work by Shakespeare that he constantly references to make sense of his life – which character is he and what is he playing out at certain times. It made me wonder what my guiding literature might be, and I landed on ‘I Feel Bad About My Neck’ by Nora Ephron (yeah, it’s not Shakespeare, but it’s great advice from a cool Aunt in New York). I came across this documentary her son made about her posthumously – and lo and behold but who should be in there but Robert Gottlieb! It turns out he was a close friend with Nora Ephron. 

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Turn Every Page (2022) [Documentary]

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I had to dive into this documentary by Lizzie Gottlieb. And yeah, it’s a total joy. Watching Robert Gottlieb and Robert Caro who have collaborated together since the 1970s, and obviously have a deep affection for each other but who also do an awkward half-hug when greeting each other, made me feel like a long-suffering wife who wanted to kvetch “just tell him you love him for goodness sake, who knows when you’ll see him again!”

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Oblique Strategies Deck [Resource]

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I came across this in the New York Times’ article on Brian Eno. You can get the deck in an app and it is full of prompts to break you out of creative stalemates. The original deck was part of the creative process when Eno collaborated on David Bowie’s Heroes. Iconic!

Courtesy of improvised life, here is a digital deck.

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This is Important [Podcast]

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If you don’t know the TV show Workaholics, heads up on the crass factor. I love listening in on men in creative relationships and how they navigate around their masculinity while needing to be deeply attuned to their emotions in order to make anything that connects to an audience. It’s a fascinating high-wire act.

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